(3) Aztecs softball fall at Eastern Arizona College

The Pima Community College softball team (41-11, 3410 in ACCAC) got swept on the road against Eastern Arizona College on Tuesday in Thatcher.

The first loss snapped a 14-game winning streak for the Aztecs and put an end to pitcher Alexis Alfonso's (Canyon del Oro HS) 10 straight wins on the mound.

Game 1: Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 6, (3) Pima CC Aztecs 3

The Aztecs fell behind and rallied in the 6^th inning but came up short in their 6-3 loss in the first game. Jackie Hernandez (Desert Ridge HS) put Pima on the board in the 1^st inning with an RBI single but Eastern Arizona scored three runs in the 2^nd inning and one in the 3^rd. Down 4-1 in the 6^th, the Aztecs cut into the lead when Alfonso hit a solo home run. Later, Keona Hunter (Santa Rita HS) hit an RBI triple to cut it to 4-3. Eastern Arizona came right back in the bottom of the 6^th and scored two runs on a throwing error to first base.

Alfonso finished the game 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Hunter went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Hernandez was 1 for 4 with an RBI.

Alfonso (25-4) suffered her first loss since Mar. 28 as she pitched six innings giving up six runs (three earned) on six hits with seven strikeouts and five walks.

Game 2: Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 10, (3) Pima CC Aztecs 2 (6 innings)

The Aztecs took an early lead but Eastern Arizona scored five runs in the 4^th inning, two in the 5^th and three in the 6^th. Araceli Peralta (Tucson Magnet HS) and Kalynn Martinez (Sunnyside HS) scored the runs for Pima in the 3^rd inning; both on errors. Alexis Ayala (Sunnyside HS) went 2 for 3 while Hernandez finished 1 for 2 with two stolen bases.

Ayala suffered her first loss on the mound (3-1) as she pitched six innings giving up 10 runs (five earned) on 11 hits with one strikeout and two walks.

The Aztecs continue their busy week on Thursday when they play a make-up doubleheader at Central Arizona College. The games in Coolidge will be at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.